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Text and hashtags
Publish text, links, mentions that pass filters, and discovery-friendly hashtags.
Two-way integrationFederation-aware publishing
Cross-post to any Mastodon community
Connect the Mastodon server you call home and automatically carry eligible posts between the fediverse and your other social accounts.
Set up in minutes. Cancel anytime during your trial.
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Bring your own instance
Authorize the Mastodon-compatible server where your account already lives.
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Publish in either direction
Use Mastodon as an origin or distribute posts from another connected platform into the fediverse.
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Respect useful context
Carry hashtags, links, images, alt text, and connected replies where APIs allow.
How it works
One workflow across a federated network
Your account remains on its own server. Ferryman stores the authorized instance connection and uses that server's API for reading and publishing.
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Enter your instance
Provide the full domain for the Mastodon server that hosts your account.
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Authorize on your server
Approve Ferryman through the instance's standard OAuth screen.
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Choose connected audiences
Select the origins, destinations, and content filters for the flow.
Platform support
What Ferryman supports with Mastodon
The exact behavior depends on the content, connected account, destination requirements, and Ferryman plan.
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Images and alt text
Send up to four supported images with descriptions when available.
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Native reply chains
Publish connected posts using Mastodon's reply relationship.
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Eligible video
Send supported video while respecting the connected server's upload rules.
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Origin sync
Use eligible Mastodon posts to begin automatic publishing flows.
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Immediate and scheduled posts
Publish through sync, direct creation, or Ferryman's planner.
Platform details
Your instance still sets the rules
- Ferryman uses a conservative 500-character publishing limit.
- Media sizes and accepted formats can vary by server.
- Long-post threading is an optional flow setting.
- Instance moderation policies apply to every published post.
Quick setup
Connect Mastodon in minutes
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Add your instance URL
Tell Ferryman which Mastodon-compatible server hosts your account.
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Approve the connection
Sign in on your own server and authorize the requested access.
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Configure a flow
Choose Mastodon as an origin, destination, or both and enable the route.
Popular workflows
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Mastodon questions, answered
Can Ferryman connect to any Mastodon instance?
Ferryman works with Mastodon-compatible servers that expose the standard authorization and publishing APIs. Individual server policies and limits still apply.
How do I find my Mastodon instance URL?
Use the server portion of your Mastodon address. For example, the instance for @name@example.social is https://example.social.
Can Mastodon be an origin platform?
Yes. Eligible Mastodon posts can start automatic flows to X, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, and other supported destinations.
Does Ferryman preserve image descriptions?
Ferryman carries supplied alt text when the source and destination APIs make it available.
How are long Mastodon posts handled?
Ferryman uses a conservative 500-character publishing limit. When long-post threading is enabled, longer content can be split into connected replies.
Connect the fediverse to the rest of your audience
Keep your Mastodon identity and instance while Ferryman handles distribution to the accounts you choose.